In Citrix's WebRTC-based Teams optimization, HdxRtcEngine.exe on the endpoint's Citrix Workspace app processes the media, and media flows between the endpoint and peers or conference servers rather than through the VDA.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
Citrix
Product
Citrix Virtual Apps
Subsystem
HDX optimization for Microsoft Teams
Deployment
vdi
Region
not restricted
Release range
WebRTC-based optimization
Checked
2026-10-02

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting softphones in Citrix and VMware virtual desktops: source note vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine,
  title  = {Troubleshooting softphones in Citrix and VMware virtual desktops: source note vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine},
  note   = {Source note vdi-softphone-troubleshooting-citrix-hdxrtcengine, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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